the 5th morning was the same as the 4th - less inflammation/aching in general, felt more loose - suggesting that what i felt day before was not a fluke.
did some legwork this day, DB lunges were included.

shoulder day, pumped up the volume a bit, weights moderate to heavy, rest periods 90sec thruout.
my L shoulder was on another plane today guys: better ROM, no stiffness, aaaaand --- REDUCED PAIN, i mean pain i'm used to cut in half at least.
was going to wait for the 1-week-in update to add more here, but i am pretty damn stoked about this.

1-WEEK REVIEW: couldn't ask for anything more in the first week of use with Achilles. started feeling some relief in my joints upon waking on the 4th day, and haven't looked back since. these past few days have seen me get some ROM back in my L shoulder, while also withstanding a brutal isolated shoulder pounding in training..my elbows, which had given me problems towards end of SEP/beginning of OCT then got better when i treated with CQ, then were feeling a lil tender again coming into this, are already pain-free.
(the only thing was today in training, i felt twinge in my R forearm..so we'll see how that goes)

the most impressive quality of this product in the early going - to me anyway - is the analgesic effect i'm getting.
at my age, you always seem to have lil nagging aches & pains; but (ultra-impressive here) the usual aches i get, i've not gotten..
it's awesome!

SUMMATION: again only 1 week in, but truly huge thumbs up to this point. looking forward to the rest of this, when i start throwing some real heavy iron around..

taking diet back to gain mode, keeping things extremely clean tho just in caloric excess..
i'm also going to be adding a hormonal product (or two) into the fray, more on that to come..
weights are going to be majority heavy weight/lower reps for awhile, tho i will still have some high rep days in just for change.

for now, supps are fairly basic.
multi
fish oil
preWO (sometimes), varies as to what i use, mainly been super pump max but i'm not partial to it, just got it at stupid cheap price for the product it is, had to pull the trigger..soon will switch over to Ignite2. i loved that stuff when i used it during the summer..
protein powders (of course) - mostly isolates but some blends as well. i also enjoy making my own blends/ratios.
Axon - but i'm coming off that now as i been on it awhile, current bottle is empty so time to break, loved that stuff btw, great experience thruout. big shout out to AL, these guys will be on the move if they keep churning out quality product like they have been. i have been impressed personally, in my albeit limited experience with product line.

anyway - update on product. Achilles is really the only thing that i'm using that is new, and i just have been feeling really good every day these past few days. both physically, and mentally. very refreshed.
very cool, had to mention.

1-WEEK REVIEW: couldn't ask for anything more in the first week of use with Achilles. started feeling some relief in my joints upon waking on the 4th day, and haven't looked back since. these past few days have seen me get some ROM back in my L shoulder, while also withstanding a brutal isolated shoulder pounding in training..my elbows, which had given me problems towards end of SEP/beginning of OCT then got better when i treated with CQ, then were feeling a lil tender again coming into this, are already pain-free.
(the only thing was today in training, i felt twinge in my R forearm..so we'll see how that goes)

the most impressive quality of this product in the early going - to me anyway - is the analgesic effect i'm getting.
at my age, you always seem to have lil nagging aches & pains; but (ultra-impressive here) the usual aches i get, i've not gotten..
it's awesome!

SUMMATION: again only 1 week in, but truly huge thumbs up to this point. looking forward to the rest of this, when i start throwing some real heavy iron around..

Let's see you put antaeus labs achilles to the test! Can't wait for the week 2 review

@BBG - thanks brother, much appreciated.
dunno what bf% is right now - i know it's more than the 8% i wanted to stay under this off-season.
if i work my plan to a T, this oughtta be about the highest bf i carry this winter.

@CAT - welcome friend.
to answer your question - Axon does not compare to other stims..imo there really is no comparison.
off the top - you take this w/ food!
clean energy, no ups/downs/or crashes; no mad energy rush that steadily disappears or (worse yet) suddenly disappears, leaving you groggy and tired... just smooth and consistent for hours an end.
no problems sleeping (can turn it off when i want)..
hederagenin=impressive.

Its currently being worked on, and they will eventually be carrying our stuff. If you wanted to speed up the process a bit you could send them a email saying you'd like to see our products on there site.

2-WEEK REVIEW: well, there has been no letdown from week 1 results, and things have only gotten better. thanksgiving was a pain-free affair, and workouts have been just splendid. i am still amazed at the progress in my shoulder - i really felt the pain issues and limited ROM were permanent from too much activity (specifically tennis 6mo out of the yr), but the improvements made in just 2 short weeks is astounding.
elbow twinges are non-existent now, and legs are feeling fine..still feeling a nice general sense of well-being as well. altho i started up a PH recently, i still credit Achilles here, as it is different from the alpha "yeahhhhh buddy i feel kick-ass!" well-being you get from elevated hormone levels..

i am not 100% yet - indeed, i can only imagine if i was taking couple weeks off to rest + Achilles, i can envision it..
rest is not an option right now, and Achilles is gold for what i need.